IntegratedWasteProcessingPlantonPPP(BuildOperateOwn) Process

RajkotMunicipalCorporation

TheRajkotMunicipalCorporation(RMC)usedtocollectatotalof300metrictonne(MT)/dayof
wastefromallwardsofthecityandtransportittothedumpsiteatMandaDungar,situated8
kmsfromthecity.Thesitewasnotdesignedasalandfillsiteasperrulesandhadnoprovisions
forcoveringorgroundwaterprotection.Thewastewasmixedwaste,whichwasntsegregated
intorecyclables,biodegradableandinserts.Majordrawbacksofthepracticeswerefoulodour,
increasingnumberoffiredisastersandgroundwatercontaminationduetotheopendumping.

Post the implementation of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules 2000, there was a felt
needforestablishingawasteprocessingplant.However,thisrequiredheavyinitialinvestment
and moreover, impact of such plants across India were not encouraging. The main problems
faced by other urban local bodies in setting up a waste processing plant were high initial
investment,highoperatingandmaintenancecost,anddifficultyinestablishingamarketforthe
byproductsuchascompostmanure,pelletsetc.

STRATEGYADOPTED
To adhere to the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) guidelines, RMC placed an
advertisement in local newspaper inviting interested parties for installing an integrated solid
waste management plant. Few proposals came in and after scrutinizing all proposals, Hanger
Biotech Energies Pvt. Ltd. (HBEPL) was short listed for further discussions. After a series of
detailed technical discussions and presentations, suitability of HBEPL was ascertained. The
Standing Committee of RMC passed a resolution in June 2003 to confirm the contract for
establishment of the waste processing plant. It was decided that RMC and HBEPL would
establish Waste Processing Plant on Built Own Operate (BOO) basis. The plant started full
fledged operations in April, 2006. RMC had acquired a land of 100 acres for the purpose of
developingofasanitarylandfillsiteandWasteProcessingPlantonleaseof200years.Thiswas
awastelandandhencecouldbeutilizedforconstructionofalandfillsite.Outof100acres,30
acresoflandwasgiventoHBEPL,forestablishmentofWasteProcessingPlantonaleasebasis
attherateofRs.onepersqmeterperyear.Inotherwords,thelandwasleasedtoHBEPLfor
Rs.4048peracreperyear.Theconstructionworkforplantstartedon7thJune2005.

Thesalientfeaturesofagreementhavebeenenlistedbelow:

RoleofHBEPL
LeaserentalforlandatrateatRs.onepersqm
Installationandcommissioningofwasteconversionandprocessingplant.
PenaltyofRs.1millionincaseoffailuretosetupplant.
Entireliabilityoftheequipmentsinvolvedinwasteconversionprocessingplantwouldbeof
HBEPL.
Allproductsreceivedasoutputofthewasteconversionandprocessingplantwouldbethe
assetsofHBEPL
HBEPLwouldberesponsibleformarketingandsaleofrecoveredproducts,byproducts,co
productsandalltherevenuegeneratedwouldgotoHBEPL.

RoleofRMC
Tolease30acresoflandforsettingupofprocessingplantandwarehousefacilitiesforthe
periodofsevenyears.
NofinancialassistancefromRMCtoHBEPL
Todeliver300metrictonnesofwasteperdaytotheplant.
Toprovideutilitieslikeaccessroaduptoentranceofpremisesofplant,watersupplyupto
0.2millionlitresperday,electricitypowerline(userchargesforsuchutilitiestobeborneby
HBEPL)
Proper disposal of mixed heterogeneous rejected waste not required by the Waste
Processingplant.

MSWfromRajkotCitybyDumpersat

1
Plant

Segregation(100%)
2

WetOrganic
Recyclable
Inert
DryOrganic

5
6
4
3

Compost(Sampada)
GreenCoal(Fuel)
Plastic,Metal,
EcoBrickfor

Construction
A
20%30%
30%40%
CoconutShell

25%30%

ResidueInert

MaterialforLandfill

10%15%
B

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RajkotMunicipal

ULBPROFILE

POPULATION(2001
CENSUS)

1003315

POPULATION
(PROJECTIONS2009)

1322000

NO.OFWARDS

24

CLASSOFULB

Municipal
Corporation

TheSolidWasteManagementProcess:

Collection
and Transportation: Waste from the city

is brought in dumpers and brought into waste

processing plant, where it is weighed and taken for
stagesofprocessingasshowninthechartattheleft
bottom.

Segregation: The waste is then segregated into wet

organic waste, dry organic waste, recyclable waste
(plastic,metal,etc.)andinertmaterials.

Wet Organic Waste: Gets transformed into organic

compost.

Dry Organic Waste: Utilized for making green coal

or fluff as it is commercially called and is used as a
fuelinindustries.

Recyclable Waste: Fifth stage of entire process is

segregation of recyclable waste like rubber, metal,
plastic which has economic importance in the junk
market.

Inert Materials: 1015 percent of total waste goes to

sanitary landfill site. HBEPL utilizes fine grit and
inert material (almost 20 to 35 percent of total inert
material)formakingbricksbymixingitwithflyash.

RESULTANDIMPACTS

TheIntegratedWasteProcessingPlantisfirstof
its kind which has utilized nearly 85 to 90
percentofwasteandonlyleavesbehind10to15
percentoftotalwasteasrejects.